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Malt Whisky Companion

Malt Whisky Companion

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The 8th edition of the Malt Whisky Companion, originally written by Michael Jackson and fully updated by whisky experts Dominic Roskrow and Gavin D. Smith, is the ultimate guide to malt whiskies. It includes whisky tasting notes on over 1,000 malts, practical advice on buying and collecting malts, and hundreds of color images. It is the perfect gift for any whisky lover.

Format: Hardback
Length: 480 pages
Publication date: 04 August 2022
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd



The fully revised 8th edition of the Malt Whisky Companion is the ultimate guide to your favorite tipple. Written by the late Michael Jackson and fully updated by whisky experts Dominic Roskrow and Gavin D. Smith, this comprehensive book will teach you everything you need to know about single malt scotch whisky.

How should you taste a single malt scotch whisky? Which whiskies are light and flowery, or rich and treacly? How different is a single malt scotch from a distillery in the Highlands to one from the islands? If you find yourself asking these questions, then this may be the book for you!

Did you know that this best-selling book on malt whisky was originally authored in 1989 by Michael Jackson, who was regarded as the world's foremost authority on whisky until his death in 2007? His legacy lives on in his books, which have been approved by his estate. This brilliant book about whiskey has been fully updated by world-leading whisky consultants Dominic Roskrow, author of 12 books about whiskey, and Gavin D. Smith - a professional writer with over 20 years experience - to include all the latest significant bottlings since the 7th edition in 2015.

A new introduction section includes hot news on all the current whisky questions being asked.

Discover the wonderful world of whisky as you explore:

- Fully updated and modernised edition of the world's best-selling book on malt whisky
- Includes whisky tasting notes on over 1,000 malts arranged from A-Z
- Includes vintage whiskies from 1926 onwards
- Approximately 70% of the text is updated to include all the latest significant bottlings
- Updated by whisky experts Dominic Roskcow and Gavin D. Smith

Find whisky tasting notes on over 1,000 malts arranged from A-Z, including vintages from 1926 onwards.

Weight: 902g
Dimension: 224 x 132 x 37 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780241557105
Edition number: 8 ed

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